Sales Associate - NRG
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Department: Networking Research Group
Employment type: Full-time
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Sales

Company profile:
The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn’t really about the fire. It’s about what happened next: A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago, but the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.Chicago’s brightest digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs are shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what’s possible. If that sounds like you, join us.Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, work hard, build your business and, with a little luck, change the world.Welcome to 1871.From photo-editing apps to interactive healthcare programs, 1871 has a member company that fits your interests and expertise! Whether you’re a designer, a marketing expert, or software developer, we have a startup looking for you. Each company is looking for a way to innovate their industry and is looking to do so in creative and original ways. We are looking to match you with one of our amazing member companies based on the information you provide to us and their current needs. If you believe that you have the skills and vision to help digital startups get their start, 1871 is the right place for you!

Job description:
NRG (NETWORK RESEARCHING GROUP)SALES ASSOCIATEAbout Us:We’re a SaaS company that works with conferences, trade shows, Comic Cons and more. We do two things really well right now: We add 1-to-1 meetings to large scale events. Scheduling the right people to meet together so attendees get the most out of their events. In addition to scheduling people to people, we schedule people to jobs at events. Matching peoples’ skills and availabilities with the complexity of bringing together that many people.Why we're cool:Business-wise... We're a funded startup working with many of the top companies in the conference and trade show space. We are growing our customer base and revenue, and our lead investor recently provided additional capital to speed our growth.Tech-wise... Our rule-based system scheduled 42,000 meetings at our last medium sized event by using our continuous planning approach. This meant the system successfully found an optimal solution in more potential schedule permutations than there are estimated number of atoms in the universe. We're hoping to make giant events easier to run in more ways as we get better and better at what we're doing. This isn’t even touching on the magic that happens when an event’s running.

Requirements:
- 2+ years of B2B Sales experience- Proven track record of closing both small and large business clients- Experience in Consultative Sales approach- Experience selling SaaS or Event Software is a plus.- A desire, wait, a NEED to overachieve and scale our product!- Executing the Sales Life Cycle to completion

Benefits:
Salary and commission is negotiable.